TRELLIS to make them JEALOUS! Is it really THAT EASY??
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
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Recently, I was on the hunt for a FRESH, SIMPLE, CLEAN and EASY tomato trellis idea. I came across a great video explaining this simple trellis method, perfect for a market garden or even an at home gardener. I love how simple this method is, with no cutting, little to no measuring and hardly any room for error. As a bonus, this tomato trellis is easy to take down and move around.
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Small suggestion from a short person who pounds posts often; slide the pounder over the post before you tip it up and go on the step. Safer and easier as you don't have to hold a post and then the pounder over your head to get it over the top.
Thank you for the tip!!!
I was going to suggest the same thing.
If your stool’s legs sink slit tennis balls (a bit) and put on the leg ends and they don’t sink!
Great tip, thank you!
I soooo appreciate seeing you demonstrate putting this trellis to make you jealous together. As a woman, I sometimes question my ability to do a project like this without the request of my husband’s assistance, but seeing you do it has given me confidence. Thank you so much.
When I was 17, I worked in a 9 bay greenhouse growing tomatoes. The way we did it is similar, only we used 1 pole at each end and used clothes line wire to attach nylon twine from plant to it.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing and watching!
Safety….Schmafety…..just GIT ‘ER DONE! Whoo hoo! It’s a great feeling to accomplish such things on our ppty or in our homes. Good for you 👍🏻 Thanks for the idea of those PVC bits on T-posts….lots of possibilities there.
Thank you! Happy to hear you found the video helpful!
Be careful with that post pounder. I know two people that had to get stitches in their head. As you pound it in sometimes you lift it too high and it comes off the post and comes back at your head. Doing great work.
Oh gosh I didn’t think about that. I’ll definitely keep that in mind next time! I can see how that accident would happen. Thanks for the tip!
I have it juup off the post and almost knocked me out. They do need to be careful and safe.
Thank you, I’ll certainly keep that in mind!!
Gave myself a concussion from one lol.
@@donnyvafeas1335 I’m sorry to hear that! Since the first comment about safety, I installed the other 3 rows and really kept those safety tips in mind. I can’t see how dangerous using a post pounder could be!
I recently posted a video making a similar diy trellis and it’s working out extremely well. I went with rebar and slid the conduit over the rebar pieces instead of t-posts. I did not use the pvc t pieces either. I just went with the conduit connector pieces and conduit elbow thingies. However, my trellis was shorter. It was extremely easy to make. Definitely a simple one person job. No upper body strength for pounding in t-posts was required.
Sounds like a great trellis idea too! I’ll need to be check out the video. Ive never done a tomato trellis like this, where the plants are basically hanging from a string. Excited to see how it works. Thanks for watching!
Nice! I had a system with simply a rope going horizontally from one post to the other. It did the job somewhat but wasn't very strong and the bigger the plants would get, the lower the rope would be. This seems very simple and cheap to make :) Thanks for sharing!
I will say, the electrical conduit seems to be very sturdy. I can’t see it bowing hardly at all. I’ll keep posting updates. Thanks for watching!
Very insightful video. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome!
The "post driver thingie!" You're adorable and presented your video professionally. I enjoyed watching!
Thanks so much!
I'm a shortie. I use an iron pipe or rebar & a baby sledge to make a pilot/starter hole for the T post. Let's me then use both hands for plunging the pounder as the T post has been temp seated. Also a tip off if there is a large rock that my block T post placement.
What I started doing after this video, is I put the T post on the ground, slide the post pounder on it, walk the post up to a standing position. That way the pounder is already on the T post. That helped me a lot! Thanks for watching!
I’ve done this for three years. I’d do a couple things different. I put a half of a five gallons bucket buried into the ground. I fill that with water rather than a sprinkler. It allows the water to be right on the roots and not run off. I also use a larger stake driven into the ground. The small bamboo might become a problem. This method really helps with maintaining your tomatoes. Much easier to prune the suckers off as it climbs. You can tie the sting off at the top and wrap the stem around the string as it climbs. Makes a great tomato garden. Thanks for the great video I love the pvc coupling I think I’ll add that this year.
Thanks for all the great tips! The buckets buried in the ground would definitely be helpful. Thanks for watching!
Four years ago, I designed and built a 20 foot long x 10 foot wide x 6 foot tall frame like this to support tomatoes. Using the vertical twine system is a pain because you need a piece of twine for each tomato branch; if you want to have four branches per plant, you need four pieces of twine per plant. And every week you have to wrap the new tomato growth around each piece of twine. If you use synthetic twine, it all has to be removed before composting the plants.
If I understand correctly, greenhouse tomato growers use this method, but they grow tomatoes which have just one central stem, no side branches.
I went back to using concrete 4" x 4" wire mesh cages which I bulit 20 years ago because they are easier to use than this method.
What I’m planning on doing is utilizing the Florida weave method to provide more structure. I do see what your saying, the tomato plants are already a little out of control. I’m also using clips to keep the plants secured to the twine for now. Thanks for sharing your experience! I’ll keep that in mind.
@@Homesteading.with.Shelby Interesting idea for the Florida weave (thanks!) - that might make a huge improvement to the setup. I have four weeks before planting to consider it.
The only problem with tomato cages (mine are 2-foot diameter x 5 feet tall), was weeding around the bottom of the cage/plant. I install one 6-foot long garden/fence stake 1 foot away from each tomato plant then use wire to attach the cage to the stake so that the bottom of the cage is about 8 inches above the ground - that allows easy access for hoe/hand weeding around the base of the plant.
Correction: the concrete wire mesh is 6" x 6".
Good luck!
Post pounder definitely safer than an 8 pd maul. Don’t drive deeper than necessary or it’s going to be more work getting the post pulled back up
Definitely. Thanks for the tips and for watching!
Tilt the t-post and put the post driver on it then tilt the post back up. It makes it much easier.
I ended up doing that for the other rows I installed. Game changer!! Lol
I did that one year, and the wind just whipped the tomato plants around. I took the strings down and put cages around the tomato plants, that is the only way to go for me.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Geat job! I have a small suggestion; use 1 1/4 inch PVC elbows on the two end posts, it keeps the pipe from sliding and provides tension inwards. Remember; achievement is accomplished through actions, actions are encouraged by incentives, and incentives are only realized when we conquer or ignore our doubts and fears. Accomplishment instills pride and deserved pride encourages us to repeat this process and to get all of our goals achieved. It seems that is what you did, good for you.
I definitely need to get those elbows you mentioned. Everything would be stronger and look cleaner too. Thanks for the words of wisdom and for watching!
Don,t know much about gardening but you are a hardworking beautiful girl.
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You should put a string line between each post and check the level would be nice
That’s a good idea!
You probably know now but if you lean down the post then insert the driver all you’ll have to do is stand it up. Tbh it took me a while to figure that out. Great video btw!
Since posting the video I’ve figured that out 😅 AND it’s so much easier putting the posts in that way. People probably think I’m so silly lol! Thanks for watching!
Great idea! I tried using my old sunflower stems, but the Highwinds broke them lol
Oh gosh I bet that was frustrating!
@@Homesteading.with.Shelby They look so pretty during the beginning of the season, but they came down quickly with the Highwinds in my area.
Great learning experience! Happy gardening.
Frequently, I put the bottom of the post where I want it and lay it on the ground. Then I put the post pounder on the end of it and raise the post with the pounder already on it. Works good.
Thanks for the tip!
I love those post pounders, so helpful! Great job Shelby!! I saw this method last year and bought all the things but didnt end up doing it. Its in my plans this year!
Me too! It’s my new favorite garden tool. This trellis method is so easy, let me know how it goes!!
Someone may have already said this in the comments. But the time you put in will directly affect the end result… the more time invested the more the reward you’ll get out of it. Btw great video. 👍
That’s a great point! Thanks for watching.
Great job! We were all rooting for you. (Gardening pun intended.) It looks awesome.
Haha 😂 thank you!!!
You can cut the electrical conduit (EMT) to whatever length you need. Just use a hacksaw or sawzall. 😀 I would also recommend using 3/4" emt instead of 1/2". Not much more cost, but much stronger.
Thank you for the tips! I’ll keep that in mind.
In the future you might consider laying the t-post on the ground, slide post driver over post then tip up into position. I think it would be easier and safer than trying to lift heavy driver over head.
I’ll certainly do that next time. Would have made things much easier (and safer!!) 😅Thanks so much for the tip!
It’s called a T-post because the post itself is T shaped when you look at the top end. The part you are calling a T is a spade anchor
Perfect timing. The tomato plants just went into the ground. I now have a shopping list and a project for the weekend.
If the T posts are supposed to be 8 feet apart, I would be tempted to try and get the conduit 8 feet long. I would also be tempted to put the two end T posts in first and then string twine between them at the top and pull it taut; mainly because I'm terrible at lining up things otherwise.
What I will say, is an 8ft spacing with 10ft conduit pieces works because there’s a significant overlap so there’s more top structure. But 8ft could work if you have end pieces for the PVC Ts to keep it all tight at the top.
Since making this video, I’ve found if you don’t plan on pruning, the larger tomato plants will need some additional support such as a Florida weave. Which is no problem to do as the plants grow larger. This project was so easy though, I hope it works well for you too!
@@Homesteading.with.Shelby thanks for the info -- and the video.
Nice job with the really tall posts. Tried a very similar method last year and LOVED it. Only difference was to put the ends of the string in the hole when transplanting to make it super secure.
Im so happy to hear you liked this method! Makes me even more excited to see the plants fully grown in. I actually ended up doing what you said today when finishing off the other rows. And I agree, putting the string side down in the ground definitely makes it more secure. Thanks for watching!
Neat approach to supporting your tomato plants!
Thank you!
IT's a good idea to wear some ear protection when using a fence post pounder. From experience, if you do more than a couple posts, your ears will be ringing the rest of the weekend. :)
After doing this, I can say that’s true lol. Also, wearing gloves is smart because my fingers were a little numb for a day after setting this up.
@@Homesteading.with.Shelby It's a great shoulder workout though isn't it?
And when husband came home, he went crazy and had to redo it again, properly. Classic
I was able to finish all 4 rows, by myself ✅
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I know u did, i watched many of your videos, you are great. I would marry u if i you were single haha. Believe me, i would go across the 7 seas for a girl that likes nature. Unfortunately, im from europe, living in an urban place, its very hard to find a girl in 20s that would abandon city life haha
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Plants look happy. Got some seriously good soil.
Thank you! It’s mostly mushroom compost. Works magic!
I use these reusable plastic clips that make attaching the stalks to the string a jif
I just bought some like that! The plants are getting really tall, I’ll need to start using them soon.
Very well demonstrated detailed video. I don't have the garden space that you do but I'll make do with the space I do have. Many thanks for the helpful ideas.
I’m glad you found this video to be helpful. Thanks for watching!
The 1st year I trellised tomatoes I used string, then went to bamboo poles, now, for the last few years I am using 16' cattle panels. The cattle panels are by far the easiest to trellis using a tape gun as the tomatoes grow.
I had terrific results using the string, the cattle panels are just so much easier on my arthritic hands.
Have a great growing season! Stay Well!!!
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The cement reinforcement panel has large 5 in spacing easier than cattle panel both are great and will be cheaper it concerned the cost per season
I’ve used cattle panels as tomato walls in the past too. This year however, I wanted to try something new and use my cattle panels as a tunnel. I agree, their ideal to use as a tomato trellis. Thanks for subscribing!
@@Homesteading.with.Shelby I have two arched cattle panels, love them for luffas, birdhouse gourds, cucumbers, beans, sweet potatoes and vining flowers.
@@johnjude2685 I saw the cement reinforcement panels, I am sure they would work great too, plus a lot cheaper. The one reason I went with the cattle panels, is the concrete panels rust, or at least the ones I saw at a big box store were rusting.
Gardening season is here in WI, just have to get things hardened off.
Stay Well!!!
I agree, I love the cattle panels. The start of the garden season is very exciting indeed! Happy gardening!
absolutely gorgeous...and Very professional...
Thank you!
Looks like a young Brooke Shields ...😊
@davielove11 aw that’s so nice, thank you!!
I use the thin 110 Orangeline baling twine you can find at Tractor Supply. It's UV stabilized so it withstands being out in the sunlight. The stuff lasts forever. I heard horror stories of failed trellis strings that caused whole tomato vines to crash late in the season when the tomatoes were really gaining size and the weather and sun had degraded the string.
That would be awful! I agree, UV stable for the win! Thanks for the tip.
Great job! This looks like such a good way to trellis tomatoes - I may have to try this method in the future!
It’s easy peasy! Thanks for watching!
Great job, to save funds one can use posts and drive the end ones deeper then use a larger string then a smaller to the plants. Yours is great
Great idea! Thanks for watching.
Fun fact.....If you tip the post to one side, you can place the "post pounder thingy" and then put it vertical and pound it. I love this idea apposed to tomato cages. :)
Thank you for the tip!
❤u did a great job explaining how to do this ❤ great job
Glad this helped!
Great job , seen the same utuber last year so tried it with lumber I had . Put 1 length down the middle of raised bed ,then boards across the top to do 2 rows at once. The strings did not hold up with the rain, found Mason line stronger, 6" metal stakes pulled out so trying 12" metal stakes this year to hold the line in the ground.
I think a 12” metal stake would certainly be affective. I think next year I’ll switch to something sturdier too. However, this is still working fairly well. Thanks for the tip!
You don't really need anything to stand on, to use your driver, Lower the top of your teeypost towards the ground. Then slip your driver on it, then stand it back up. Anyhow below all the above You did a really good job.
Thanks for the tip and for watching!
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Thank you!
Tent stakes work really good too and you can put a lot of tension on them.
Thanks for the suggestion!!
If you put the post driver thingie on the post before setting the post in place, it is easier to get started.
Thanks for the tip!
I use something like this except: A) my supports are wood, and B) I combine
this overhead support with tomato cages on each plant so that (mostly) all
the overhead support is doing is keeping the cages from toppling over when
the plants get big/heavy.
Other difference is ... I don't manage to look cute doing it ; )
I bet the wood looks really nice! I’m doing a Florida weave towards the bottom of these for extra support. Thanks for sharing what you do!
Congratulation, you did a fantastic job. I’m very proud of you. 😁👍
Thanks!
You just made my tomato staking a whole lot easier for me this year! I was going to do something similar to this, but your rigging is so much more better (?!?) than mine!
For twine, I went to Tractor Supply and bought a double roll of the natural mini-round bale twine to tie up my plants. It is sometimes frustrating because it tends to unravel the more you handle it, but it holds up to the weather phenomenally! I had a number of sisal cords of the same size break before the end of the season, but not a one of the mini bale twines broke. Shoot, they hardly looked weathered. Anyway, thanks for the great staking idea!, and happy gardening!
I’m currently using this chalk twine. However it is my first time trying it so I cannot attest to its longevity. Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll keep that in mind for next season. Thanks for watching!
Use Mason string stronger and last longer
Great Job!! Well done young lady 😊
Thanks so much!
DIY TIP: If you put your 2 end posts in first, you can run a tight string between them and easily make all your other posts line up straight. Also, can measure height of two end posts and run the string at the bottom of the white paint on both posts, then make all your posts level to the line.
Awesome tip! Thank you so much!
Thank you! Very helpful
Welcome!
some maker pipe would be great for a project like this
I’ve seen a few different things that would work great. There’s lots of options out there. Thanks for watching!
I probably need to get me one of those Post pounder things as well...Because at my house, I am the pounder. LOL
Tractor supply!
Something that I do is put the post driver on the post while it is horizontal. Then stand the post and driver up together. That would save you having to work off of a ladder.
Thanks for the tip!
I feel like this would also be great to add netting to keep birds & pests off your plants.
Great suggestion! You could even tie fishing line with iridescent objects at the top from pole to pole. That would deter the birds too!
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please add updated video to show how the plants do over time.
I’ll do that!
I really enjoyed the backside shots. Nice net job.
If you put the post pounder on the post and then lift it up you might not need the ladder.
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Put it on the t post before you stand it up.
Yes, I’ve since figured this out 😅
I'm pretty sure you mentioned cattle panels near the beginning of the video. What happened to using them? Great video!
I’ve used them in the past as tomato trellises. Their excellent! I’d definitely recommend using those too. The issue is, not everyone has a vehicle to transport the cattle panels to their home. I believe they’re 16ft long. With that said, I do prefer to use my cattle panels as arches for vertically growing winter squash, melons and cucumbers.
@@Homesteading.with.Shelby Thanks for your reply. I guess I wasn't listening close enough! You're a hard working lady, and doing a man's work with the T-post driver on a ladder! Your man is lucky to have you as a wife!
Shout out to Josh Satin for this method!
Yes, I included a link to his video in the description and mentioned how it was not my original concept. I just forgot his name when filming it, or I would have said his name. Indeed, he made a great video!!
Very informative. I learned a lot.
So happy my video was helpful!
Everything looks beautiful. However, I really wanted to see how she tied the tomatoe plant.
Hello, I attach using tomato clips from Amazon. I didn’t get to demonstrate in this video due to the tomato plants being at a smaller stage. Thanks for watching!
Last year I had to pick cherry tomatoes off the ground which was a real mess. A trellis will make the job much easier. Of course I can use the same trellis for pole beans.
Yes you can certainly use the same trellis for pole beans. It’s no fun when the tomatoes get all over the ground. You end up with a lot of cherry tomato sprouts a few weeks later lol
Excellent video
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Use tent pegs to secure the string. they have a cleat to attach the string
Interesting, I’ll look into that for next season. Thanks!
You could always put a string from one end to the other to pound to a even height
Great idea!
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Looks great 🎉
Thank you!
I like how you call it a post pounder thingie
It’s totally worth investing in!
@@Homesteading.with.Shelby I have one and been using it for years
post driver is called a "mother in law"
Never heard that 🤔
Just a tip for anyone buying/renting/using the t-post driver...Wear a hard hat. Doesn't matter how careful you are; these things are notorious for magically finding your skull on the way down.
I think that’s good advice!
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Put the post pounder onto the T post before you stand the T post and just be sure to have the ground spot well marked so you don't need to redo.
Thanks for the tip!
You might have to order it and have it delivered... But you can get EMT conduit in 20 foot lengths.
Interesting! Thanks for the tip’
Looks nice but several issues down the road. To maximize productivity you need to go higher. Plant height will max out in several months. If your taking advantage of the trellis method 8 feet minimum height for determinent varieties. Which brings me to the real issue. T stakes, conduit, and twine aren't gonna cut it when the plants reach maturity. Wind and storms will beat it down. T stakes and twine will work for a Florida weave but aren't the best choice for a trellis system.
Thanks for your input. This is my first year trying this method. After the spring season I’ll give an update on my experience, thanks for watching!
put the driver-pusher on the T post b4 you stand it up, much safer
For all the other rows I ended up doing that because of someone’s comment lol. WAY easier! I’ve got a lot to learn.
Bravo 👍
Thank you!
Bellissimo🌹 I’m going to use this method. Thank you.
You’re welcome!
@@Homesteading.with.Shelby my wife and I started watching more of your videos. We’re in Florida also. We grow mostly in self wicking containers. Going to start a No Dig No Till garden for next fall.
@anthonyfesta7010 awesome, I love to hear from fellow Florida gardeners! For free mulch, be sure to sign up for Chip Drop! Thanks for supporting the channel. Happy gardening!
Think I'll try it. And the conduit connector is actually called a " coupling"....
Oh gosh 😳 still learning! Lol 😅
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Great job. It looks great 👍.
Thank you!
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Hello,i like gardening too
Same!
There's a whole lot of ways to do that and you done a good job you ought to see mine
Thank you!
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They grow up string with help...just a twist.
Yep, just needs a little help!
A hand sledge will do
Yes! That’s what we used to use.
Put some horizontal braces on the row. The wind can blow the whole row over.
The T posts are pretty solid. But I do see how the plays can be venerable to the wind.
You may want to put Marigolds in with your tomatoes to control pests.
Great tip, thanks!
New here great video!
Thanks you!!
You will need to plant your tomato plants in a different place in your garden every year, rotating through your garden every three to four years to prevent diseases.
Definitely! I’ll need to create 3-4 rotational zones. Thanks for the tip
put the post driver on the post before you stand the post up right and you won't need to be standing on a ladder.
You’re right, that’s certainly more effective! Thank you
Here's a tip lean the t post over and put driver on.
Thank you!
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Beautiful video from Gardening with kirk ❤
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Thanks for watching!